Setting Up Openslp On Oes 2 Networks - Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 - PLANING AND IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 11-10-2009 Implementation Manual

Platform NetWare
Compatibility Novell SLP user agents (UAs) or service
agents (SAs) can access both Novell
SLP DAs and OpenSLP DAs.
Documentation "Implementing the Service Location
Protocol" in the
Administration

12.5.3 Setting Up OpenSLP on OES 2 Networks

SLP services are always installed as part of both NetWare and SLES 10 SP3 (the underlying OES 2
SP2 platform). On NetWare the Novell SLP service is configured to automatically work with
eDirectory and other services. On OES 2, the OpenSLP service must be manually configured to
work with eDirectory and other services.
"When Is OpenSLP Required?" on page 115
"Setting Up an OpenSLP DA Server" on page 115
"Configuring OES 2 Servers to Access the OpenSLP DA" on page 116
"Configuring NetWare Servers to Use the OpenSLP Service" on page 118
When Is OpenSLP Required?
You must set up OpenSLP on your OES 2x server if both of the following apply:
You plan to install more than three servers into a new tree or a new eDirectory partition being
created on an OES 2 server.
You either don't have an existing Novell SLP service, or you don't want to continue using
Novell SLP.
IMPORTANT: If you need to set up OpenSLP for the reasons above, it is most convenient if you do
it before you install the fourth server in your tree or partition. That way you can point to the SLP
service during the installation. Setting up SLP services on every OES 2 server is recommended.
Setting Up an OpenSLP DA Server
If you need OpenSLP and you don't already have an OpenSLP Directory Agent (DA) set up on your
network, for simplicity's sake we recommend that you set up the first OES 2 server in your tree as
an OpenSLP DA. Although SLP services can be managed without having a Directory Agent, that
approach is far less robust, requires multicasting, and involves disabling the firewall.
After creating the DA, you can then configure all subsequently installed servers to either point to
that DA or to other DAs you create later.
1 On the OES 2 server that will become the DA, open the
2 In
, remove the semicolon [;]) from the beginning of the following line:
slp.conf
;net.slp.isDA = true
so that it reads
net.slp.isDA = true
Novell eDirectory 8.8
Guide.
OES 2
OpenSLP-based user agents or service
agents can access both Novell SLP DAs
and OpenSLP DAs.
"Configuring OpenSLP for
the Novell eDirectory 8.8 Administration
Guide.
file in a text editor.
/etc/slp.conf
eDirectory" in
Network Services 115